System Management Support; Flash Rom Write Protect; Table 4-19. System Management - Compaq Deskpro 4000N Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 4 System Support
4.7

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

This section describes the hardware support of functions involving security, safety, identification,
and power consumption of the system. System management functions are handled largely
through a Compaq-proprietary ASIC. Most functions are controlled through registers (Table 4-
19) accessed using the indexed method through I/O ports 0C50h (index) and 0C51h (Data).
Table 4–19. System Management Control Registers
System Management Control Registers
Index Function
00h Identification
02h Temperature Status / Clear
03h Temperature Interrupt / SMI Enable
05h Power On LED Blink Control
12h General Purpose Open Collector (GPOC) Bits
13h Secured GPOC Bits
20h Power Button Control
21h SMI / SCI Source
22h SMI / SCI Mapping
30h REQ/GNT Control
80h-89h Reserved
NOTE: System management functions are handled by BIOS and the Setup utility. The
information in the following subsections is intended only for clarification of system operations.
4.7.1

FLASH ROM WRITE PROTECT

The system BIOS firmware is contained in a flash ROM device that can be re-written with
updated code if necessary. The ROM is write-protected with a Black Box* security feature. The
Black Box feature uses the Administrator password to protect against unauthorized writes to the
flash ROM. During the boot sequence, the BIOS checks for the presence of the ROMPAQ
diskette. If ROMPAQ is detected and the password is locked into the Black Box with the Protect
Resources command, an Access Resources command followed by Administrator password entry
must occur before the ROM can be flashed. If the Permanently Lock Resources command has
been invoked, the power must be cycled before the ROM can be flashed. The system ROM is
write-protected as follows:
Start Addr.
C0000h
F0000h
F8000h
FA000h
The flashing functions are handled using the INT15 AX-E822h BIOS interface.
* Black Box logic Compaq-proprietary and controlled exclusively through firmware in the BIOS ROM.
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Table 4-19.
End Addr. Data Type
EFFFFh Option ROM
F7FFFh System BIOS
F9FFFh ESCD
FFFFFh Boot Block
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Protection
Password write-protected
Password write-protected
Never write-protected
Always write-protected